Callionymus

Callionymus
Callionymus bairdi
Callionymus lyra
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Callionymus lyra
Synonyms
  • Paradiplogrammus Nakabo, 1982
  • Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980

Callionymus is a genus of dragonets found mostly in the Indian and Pacific oceans with a few species occurring in the Atlantic Ocean.